William Melvin "Bill" Hicks, (December 16, 1961 - February 26, 1994), was a controversial American stand-up comedian, satirist and social critic. Comedian Richard Pryor figured largely as an inspiration and stand-up idol for Hicks, as did Woody Allen who also served strongly as a very early influence for a pre-teen Hicks. Hicks characterized his own performances as "Chomsky with dick jokes" Wikipedia
Bill Hicks - the anti-war, pro-smoking, corporate-bashing American comedian - died 10 years ago this week. Yet his reputation has never been higher. Why? news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3513475.stm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Bill Hicks. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks
Filed under: Chris Hall , Biography , Film & TV , Drugs , Features Contact Contributor Even though hes been dead for seven years, the savage political satire of Bill Hicks makes more sense than ever. www.spikemagazine.com/0501billhicks.php
